The Battle of Lake Erie
When the War of 1812 began, Lake Erie was a vast inland sea in a nearly roadless wilderness. Stretching 241 …
Military History
OV-10 Bronco Was the Right Weapon for Vietnam
“The cockpit was well laid out. The airplane was easy and responsive. It was fun to fly because it was …
Deep Diving Dolphin Could Submerge to 3,000 Feet
The USS Dolphin (AGSS 555) was unique in a number of ways. Commissioned in 1968, it was the last diesel-electric …
Seventy Years Later, Relics of South Pacific Fighting Still Powerful
As an astronaut in Earth orbit I spent every spare moment I could scrutinizing the lovely face of our planet, …
Book Review – Civil War Battlegrounds: The Illustrated History of the War’s Pivotal Battles and Campaigns
As a self-diagnosed Civil War buff, the barrage of news books set to coincide with the ongoing Civil War Sesquicentennial …
Axis POWs in America
When Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki awoke on Waimanalo Beach on Oahu on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, the exhausted survivor …
Adm. Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham and His Appointment as First Sea Lord
When Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord, resigned for reasons of health shortly after the Quadrant …
USS Tullibee (SSN 597) Was a Small, Quiet, Hunter-Killer
USS Tullibee (SSN 597) was the first of what was intended to be a series of quiet, nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines. …
U-10 Helio Courier Was Unsung Hero in Vietnam
Quick. What’s a U-10?
It wasn’t the most famous war weapon of the Vietnam War, but the Helio U-10 Courier …
USS Seadragon (SSN 584) Sailed Arctic Waters Following Log Book of Early Explorer
Since the historic surfacing of the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) at the North Pole on Aug. 3, 1958, submarines have …